Surgical Safety

healthcare-fraud

Christopher Duntsch is a former neurosurgeon convicted of systemic medical fraud and reckless homicide, whose procedures caused severe patient injuries and deaths in Dallas, Tex...

healthcare-safety

Dirty surgical instruments pose a direct threat to patient safety because they can introduce pathogens deep into the body during invasive procedures. Even low levels of soil, bi...

Status Updates

Danielle Spencer died from complications following a routine surgical procedure, consistent with a rare postoperative adverse event recorded by her medical providers. Public vit...

beauty

Breast augmentation, commonly called a boob job, is a surgical procedure to increase breast size and improve shape using implants or fat transfer. In Chandler, people choose thi...

healthcare-safety

Across the world, surgical mortality exists: every year, a portion of people who have surgery die either during the procedure or within 30 days afterward. Exact figures vary by...